For too many years, the vacant structure on Franklin Street sat crumbling from disuse, a silent reminder of America’s discriminatory history—built as a school to educate Cape May’s African American children and closed when segregation officially ended. Rather than demolishing this building, members of the community recognized that the bones were still strong and were intent on saving it. Years later the preservation and restoration of Franklin Street School has resulted in the beautiful new Cape May Library, as well as the new home to the Center for Community Arts and WCFA, Cape May’s radio station.